The Church of Scientology welcomed its new Ideal Organization in the bustling metropolis of Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, August 8, before a captivated audience of more than a thousand.

Japanese Scientologists and their guests gathered on Saturday, August 8, to celebrate the crowning of an exquisite Ideal Organization in Shinjuku City—the beating heart of Tokyo.

Continuing an epic Scientology summer, the Tokyo Ideal Org opened its doors in Shinjuku City on Saturday, August 8. Scientologists from throughout Japan celebrated the grand occasion.

Downtown Tokyo was the site of the traditional Japanese ribbon-cutting for Japan’ s first Ideal Organization on Saturday, August 8.

The city of Tokyo played host to the grand opening of their very own Ideal Organization on Saturday, August 8. The ceremony marked the Church’s latest ambitious breakthrough during a period of unprecedented innovation and revolutionary growth.

“This is the next chapter in your magnificent journey and altogether epic future. Let it be a future bearing the hallmark of help. And let that help touch one’s family, one’s friends, one’s nation and ultimately all Mankind. With this inauguration, we have arrived at our destiny—where we provide our technology with unrestrained dedication and determination. So that this land, in turn, may empower every human soul.”—Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center

Mr. Miscavige traveled to Japan to officiate the dedication ceremony. He was joined by more than a thousand Scientologists for the historic occasion.

“Scientologists bring help to the millions. But I can also tell you how Scientologists bring help to one: Me. Because following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that swept my city away, your members, the Volunteer Ministers, were there clearing away debris from our collapsed house in the hope that our family members were there. Your humanitarian attitude was touching to the core.”—Mr. Masami Saito, Member of Parliament for Miyagi Prefecture

“In 2012, ‘legal herbs’ were spiraling out of control. Your information gave me the solid policy I needed. Our assembly officially chose to partner with your organization. Now, move forward to today, and there are no more shops that sell legal herbs, thanks to the Scientologists.”—Mr. Tomoo Furubo, Member of Toshima City Assembly

“With the opening of this Ideal Org we have a home for Study Technology to teach every student of Tokyo. Study Tech will shine forever as a bright hope for mankind. So let’s inform every world educational institution of it to improve the future of our children.”—Mr. Takayuki Shirota, Director, Learning Support Institute

“We must end the over-drugging of our population at the hands of psychiatry before they halt the progress of our nation. My purpose is to create a culture where kids can grow up healthy, carry the future of the country on their shoulders and be of service to the world. And with more people like you acting to stop these rights abuses, we will safeguard that future!”—Mr. Tomoki Hirabayashi, General Secretary, Challenge Again of Tokyo

Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, with (left to right): Mr. Takayuki Shirota, Director of the Japanese Learning Support Institute; Mr. Tomoo Furubo, Member of the Toshima City Assembly in Tokyo; Mr. Masami Saito, Member of Parliament for Miyagi Prefecture; and Mr. Tomoki Hirabayashi, General Secretary of the national nonprofit Challenge Again of Tokyo.

The new Ideal Org of Tokyo stands in Shinjuku City, just minutes away from the world’s largest train station and Shibuya, Tokyo’s Times Square. The modern eight-story structure stands as a beacon of spirituality for the greater than 5 million people who flock daily through the surrounding district, not to mention the millions more who call the mega-metropolis home.

The floor-to-ceiling glass doors open to a spacious reception inside the new Church of Scientology Ideal Org of Tokyo.

The Scientology Ideal Organization of Tokyo welcomes anyone wishing to obtain an introduction to Dianetics and Scientology.

The Scientology Public Information Center

The Public Information Center presents more than 500 films, providing a complete introduction to every aspect of Dianetics and Scientology—including the beliefs and practices of the religion and an array of Church-sponsored humanitarian and social betterment programs.

Visitors are welcome to take a self-guided tour of the Center’s displays at their leisure and to return as often as they like.

The first floor Café welcomes all visitors touring the Church.

Introductory Services

The Ideal Organization of Tokyo features course rooms designated for introductory services including an array of Scientology Life Improvement Courses, each one designed to improve any aspect of one’s life.

Among the many introductory services available are evening and weekend seminars on the fundamental principles of Dianetics and Scientology and their application in everyday living.

Dianetics & Scientology Bookstore

The Bookstore makes available L. Ron Hubbard’s works on Dianetics and Scientology. In total, Mr. Hubbard’s legacy spans tens of millions of published words in dozens of books and thousands of recorded lectures. Materials are available in 50 languages.

The Purification Center

Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard developed the Purification Program to free individuals from the mental and spiritual damage caused by drugs and toxins as well as exposure to radiation. It consists of a regimen of exercise, sauna and nutrition—all of which are available in the Purification Center.

Hubbard Guidance Center

In the Hubbard Guidance Center, Scientologists participate in auditing (spiritual counseling). Beyond this waiting area are rows of auditing rooms to meet the needs of Tokyo’s expanding congregation.

Scientology auditing (spiritual counseling) is delivered in an array of auditing rooms, each of which provides a quiet, distraction-free environment necessary to achieve spiritual enlightenment.

The Academy

In the Academy, Scientologists train to become auditors (spiritual counselors) capable of applying the technology of auditing to help others attain spiritual freedom. The Tokyo Academy comprises multiple course rooms, each devoted to a different aspect of training.

The Chapel

Scientology services and ceremonies are convened in the Chapel, including Sunday services open to members of all denominations.

The Chapel further serves as an ideal venue for civic occasions, including receptions and formal banquets in the name of community partnerships across all 23 cities of the Tokyo metropolis.

The Skyline Café on the top floor provides a gathering place for those attending our many scheduled events. It further provides for parishioners during breaks in their Scientology services.

The rooftop terrace, overlooking Shinjuku, serves as a meeting ground and a home to both Scientologists and the greater community alike.

The Office of L. Ron Hubbard

As is traditional in all Churches of Scientology, the Office of L. Ron Hubbard stands in honor of the religion’s Founder and symbolizes that this Church is true to his writings and ideals.

Tokyo, Japan

August 8, 2015

Glorious new era lifts off in Land of the Rising Sun with auspicious ribbon-cutting onmajestic new spiritual center for a religion in the midst of game-changing expansion.

Adding yet another shining beacon of hope and freedom in a year of extraordinary achievement, the Church of Scientology welcomed its new Ideal Organization in the bustling metropolis of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, August 8, before a captivated audience of more than a thousand—the Church’s latest ambitious breakthrough during a period of unprecedented innovation and revolutionary growth.

This new Ideal Org stands in Shinjuku City, just minutes away from the world’s largest train station and Shibuya, Tokyo’s Times Square. The modern eight-story structure stands as a beacon of spirituality for the greater than 5 million people who flock daily through the surrounding district, not to mention the millions more who call Tokyo home.

“This is the next chapter in your magnificent journey and altogether epic future. Let it be a future bearing the hallmark of help. And let that help touch one’s family, one’s friends, one’s nation and ultimately all Mankind. With this inauguration, we have arrived at our destiny—where we provide our technology with unrestrained dedication and determination. So that this land, in turn, may empower every human soul.” —Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center

A festive spirit gripped the grand event officiated by Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center, who noted to those gathered, “This is the next chapter in your magnificent journey and altogether epic future. Let it be a future bearing the hallmark of help. And let that help touch one’s family, one’s friends, one’s nation and ultimately all Mankind. With this inauguration, we have arrived at our destiny—where we provide our technology with unrestrained dedication and determination. So that this land, in turn, may empower every human soul.”

Indeed, the opening served to fulfill an aim long sought by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard decades before in a letter sent to an associate in Japan. It read in part, “I greatly respect the Japanese as a people. I have always considered Japan the hope of Asia.”

In recognition of Tokyo’s long dedication to working with Church-sponsored humanitarian programs and its legacy, and in honor of the historic impact of Scientology in the Asian nation, dignitaries from up and down the islands were on hand to personally welcome the Ideal Org’s celebrated launch.

Joining the Scientology parishioners and Church officials were Mr. Masami Saito, Member of Parliament for Miyagi Prefecture; Mr. Tomoo Furubo, Member of the Toshima City Assembly in Tokyo; Mr. Takayuki Shirota, Director of the Learning Support Institute; and Mr. Tomoki Hirabayashi, General Secretary of the national nonprofit Challenge Again Tokyo.

Mr. Saito praised the Church as a “true humanitarian organization” while adding, “Your social programs, such as the Scientology Volunteer Ministers and The Way to Happiness, are fantastic from the viewpoint of international humanitarian objectives.”

Speaking personally, Mr. Saito added, “Scientologists bring help to the millions. But I can also tell you how Scientologists bring help to one: Me. Because following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that swept my city away…your members, the Volunteer Ministers, were there clearing away debris from our collapsed house in the hope that our family members were there. We were so impacted by their sincere attitude. They showed such skill and discipline. Your humanitarian attitude was touching to the core. You even provided bicycles to people through the city that had this little message that meant so much to us: ‘Don’t give up, Japan!’”

In highlighting Scientologists’ extraordinary efforts to combat drug abuse, Mr. Furubo recalled how in 2012, quasi-legal narcotics known as “legal herbs” were spiraling out of control in Japan, leading to overdoses, violence and death.

“Your information gave me the solid policy I needed,” Mr. Furubo said. “Our assembly officially chose to partner with your organization. Now, move forward to today, and there are no more shops that sell legal herbs in Japan—thanks to the Scientologists!” He added, “I want to tell you from the bottom of my heart that your contribution to our community is magnificent. I admire the duty and sense of obligation you demonstrate in leading individuals, families, society and the world in a better direction. ‘Wa’ is the law of respect and mutual cooperation that runs through our culture. And this Ideal Org and what it promises embodies that ‘Wa’.”

Mr. Shirota noted how he’d had the “very good luck” of learning how Mr. Hubbard’s Study Technology “injects the power to live into a new generation. Mr. Hubbard is a giant star of practical education. And with his technology we are witnessing the dawn of a renaissance of learning!” He added that with the opening of the new Ideal Org, “We have a home for Study Technology to teach every student of Tokyo. Study Tech will shine forever as a bright hope for mankind. So let’s inform every world educational institution of it to improve the future of our children.”

As that future dawned for all the people of Japan over the weekend, the impact of the Ideal Org on the nation was deeply felt by Mr. Hirabayashi. He proclaimed during the opening event, “With Scientology, I see a new kind of religion. A religion with a viewpoint to handle the society proactively and practically.”

Mr. Hirabayashi also cited as an example the Church-sponsored mental health watchdog group Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR). He said, “We must end the over-drugging of our population at the hands of psychiatry before they halt the progress of our nation. I believe the future of Japan is laid on the shoulders of our children. My purpose is to create a culture where kids can grow up healthy, carry the future of the country on their shoulders and be of service to the world. And with more people like you acting to stop these rights abuses, we will safeguard that future!”

Tokyo’s new Ideal Organization presents all visitors with an introduction to Dianetics and Scientology, beginning with the Public Information Center. Its displays, containing more than 500 films, present the beliefs and practices of the Scientology religion and the life and legacy of Mr. Hubbard.

The Ideal Org of Tokyo also features a Chapel for Scientology congregational gatherings, including Sunday services, weddings and naming ceremonies as well as a host of community-wide events open to members of all denominations. The Ideal Org further includes multiple seminar rooms and classrooms, in addition to an entire floor dedicated to Scientology auditing (spiritual counseling).

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The Church of Scientology has enjoyed greater expansion during the past decade than in the previous 50 years combined. The first half of 2015 bears this out, marked by historic achievements and monumental openings for the religion.